Summer Pop Playlist, from Daft Punk to 'Diane Young'

Dan DeLuca

Music Critic

Dan DeLuca is an Inquirer pop music critic. But his "In the Mix" column in the Weekend section ventures further afield, into books, movies, TV, the Internet, graphic novels and anything you might call "popular culture."

It kicks off with big hits like Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," before getting into some by-turn jaunty and sultry jams you're less likely to have already heard ad nauseam, such as Lorde's "Royals," Mikal Cronin's "See It My Way" and Camera Obscura's "Do It Again," and winding up with Vampire Weekend's "Diane Young."

That's Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo hiding behind their helmets, though which one is which, I couldn't say. The playlist and a selection of videos are below. Don't miss Mary-Anne from Gilligan's Island in the clip for Work Drugs' "Mavericks."